46 CFR 71.40-1
§ 71.40-1 General or partial survey.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 71.40-1, § 71.40-1 General or partial survey, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/225815
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(a) A survey, either general or partial, according to the circumstances, shall be made every time an accident occurs or a defect is discovered which affects the safety of the vessel or the efficacy or completeness of its lifesaving appliances, fire-fighting or other equipment, or whenever any important repairs or renewals are made. The survey shall be such as to insure that the necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively made, that the material and the workmanship of such repairs or renewals are in all respects satisfactory, and that the vessel complies in all respects with the regulations in this subchapter.
(b) [Reserved]
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.